The Deserted Village
Achill Island, Ireland. 🍀

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back 5,000 years however the last settlers left the village as a result of the 1845-1849 famine and emigration throughout the successive years. There are approximately 100 houses deserted in the village.

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Abdu Aljalh 2019.07.22 15:39

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Today I watched a video speaks about how Ireland fought for it is own freedom, I know respect the Irish people even more
Paul_Titov 2019.07.22 15:44

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Oh, it's sad ( were many villages deserted last century?
Aidan 2019.07.22 15:49

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@Paul_Titov yes, many were. The population dropped significantly and since then never recovered to that level again.
Andrey 2019.07.22 16:00

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It's sad. May be this village has own unique history, but I think it is kind of global process (migration from village to city).
Aidan 2019.07.22 16:06

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@Andrey it was a village that was forced to leave because of famine...many would have went to the workhouses or emigrated on coffin ships to the USA or Canada.
Shahinazシャヒナズ 2019.07.22 17:44

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Wow 😃
Aidan 2019.07.22 17:59

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@Shahinazシャヒナズ 👍🍀☺

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The Deserted Village Achill Island, Ireland. 🍀 The site dates

The Deserted Village
Achill Island, Ireland. 🍀

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